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Clean Energy Infrastructure Updates | September 1, 2023

DOE Announces up to $15.5 Billion to Supercharge U.S. Manufacturing of Electrified Vehicles and Batteries

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $15.5 billion package of funding and loans primarily focused on retooling existing factories for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs)—supporting good jobs and a just transition to EVs.

This includes making available $2 billion in grants and up to $10 billion in loans to support automotive manufacturing conversion projects that retain high-quality jobs in communities that currently host these manufacturing facilities. The Department also announced a Notice of Intent to make available $3.5 billion in funding to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles and the nation’s grid, as well as for battery materials and components currently imported from other countries.

“The DOE is pleased to support U.S. automakers and auto workers in financing the EV transition through either financial grants or preferable debt financing to be applied to factory conversion depending on the capital needs of the manufacturer," said Under Secretary for Infrastructure David Crane.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) issued a statement commending DOE’s announcement that supports union workers and a just transition. Read UAW's full statement.

Clean Energy Infrastructure Updates

With $97 billion in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is focused on expanding its existing and creating new pathways for federal investments in R&D, demonstration, and deployment programs to help to achieve carbon-free electricity in the U.S. by 2035 and a net-zero economy by 2050.

SPEEDING UP TRANSMISSION PERMITTING

DOE Announces $300 Million to Speed Up Transmission Permitting Across America as Part of Investing in America Agenda

DOE announced a funding opportunity of up to $300 million in grants for states, Tribes, and local governments to accelerate and strengthen electric transmission siting and permitting processes.

Supported by the Inflation Reduction Act—the largest investment in climate action in history—and administered by DOE's Grid Deployment Office, the Transmission Siting and Economic Development (TSED) grant program is a new initiative designed to overcome state and local challenges to expanding transmission capacity while also supporting communities along major new and upgraded lines.

Accelerated construction of new electric transmission infrastructure is essential to ensure the deployment of reliable and affordable energy for consumers, create good-paying jobs, and meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goals of reaching 100% clean electricity by 2035 and reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels in 2030.

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CYBERSECURITY

DOE Launches Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Prize Competition

DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) launched the Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize Competition. The ACT 1 Prize is part of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Program and supports President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

Established by the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the RMUC program will provide $250 million over a five-year period to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of cooperative, municipal, and small investor-owned electric utilities. The ACT 1 Prize is the first in a series of prizes from the RMUC Program.

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Eos Energy Enterprises to Produce Next-Generation Battery Energy Storage Systems

DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment to Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (Eos) for an up to $398.6 million loan guarantee for the construction of up to four state-of-the-art production lines to produce the “Eos Z3™,” a next-generation utility- and industrial-scale zinc-bromine battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania.

If finalized, the project is expected to manufacture 8 GWh of storage capacity annually by 2026. That is enough to provide electricity to over 300,000 average U.S. homes instantaneously or meet the annual electricity needs of approximately 130,000 homes if fully charged and discharged daily. The project is expected to create up to 50 union contractor construction jobs and as many as 650 new operations jobs when at full operational capacity.

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How it Works: CESER’s New Energy Security and Resilience Learning Series

CESER has shared the first installments of the Energy Security and Resilience Learning Series:

• The Role of a Balancing Authority: Balancing authorities work together to supply power safely and reliably to electric customers within a specific geographic region. Learn how they dispatch and transfer power to ensure energy supply is available to meet demand and how they manage energy emergencies to protect or restore the grid. 
• Propane Supply Chain: Propane is used around the U.S. for residential and commercial heating, industrial purposes like manufacturing, and agricultural applications like heating livestock facilities in the winter. Learn how propane is produced, transported, and stored; the seasonal peaks of demand for propane; and the challenges to getting propane to those that need it. 
• Refined Petroleum Product Pipelines: The 64,000 miles of pipelines across the country efficiently move petroleum products, like gasoline or home heating oil, from refining centers to consumers. Learn how the pipelines operate, how fuel is “batched” and how pipeline operators coordinate schedules with shippers. 

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